Office Changes

Hi, everyone!  I hope that you're having a great weekend!

I've been changing things around in our office, so I thought I'd give you a peek today.
(Disclaimer: It's really hard to get good pics in this room because of the funky light situation!)

The last time you saw our office was in this post where I had added some bluish green tones.
I enjoyed it for awhile, then decided to go back to a more neutral palette in here.
Since I spend a lot of time in here blogging and on Pinterest, etc., I wanted it to reflect my style a little more.  I'm going for a farmhouse vibe.

I started by switching up the top of the dresser that's in here.  This piece is great storage for a lot of my decor mags!

You may remember that I had this heavy lavabo (French sink) filled with dried lavender in our bedroom (here.)  I thought it would look pretty on this dresser in the office, so I brought it downstairs when Keith wasn't home...I could BARELY lift this thing-I think it weighs as much as I do-but I was impatient and wanted it moved NOW!
Lo and behold, a couple of days later I bent over to put my socks on and my back went out! I was in bed last weekend for 2 days.  The things that we do for our decor! (But that's a story for another post :)

I added some other fun things to create the vignette including a chippy shutter, a pile of grain sacks on an ornate metal tray, a little blingy pumpkin, an architectural candle holder, and a wooden 'disk' I was told was somehow used at a railroad crossing.

I have the leather chair on one side of the dresser...

 ...and I brought in the slipcovered chair from the sunroom (here) and put it on the other side...

I just rediscovered this vintage needlepoint rug that was 'forgotten' in our basement.  I actually put it in a garage sale that my parents had last weekend but when it didn't sell (and I only had $10 on it!) I thought about trying it in here.

Now I'm glad that it didn't sell! I like the soft color and texture that it adds.

Next the real fun began...styling all of the built-in shelves!

Today I'll just show you the shelves behind the slipcovered chair.

I collected lots of favorite things...

...and went to town!  What? You didn't actually expect books to be here, did you-lol!
(Actually, there are magazines in holders on the upper shelf ;)

I'll show you more of the office next time...

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Enjoy your day :)

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